5th Avenue & 43rd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 43rd Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manufacturers Trust Company Building, one of 14 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away, and Unification Church is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 199 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
5 Av/W 43 St · BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +5
Within a walk
38 places
10 listed historic places, 9 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 43rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    480 feet
    7 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Uptown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    710 feet
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Under Bryant Park” (2002) by Samm Kunce at the 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 43 St, 50 feet away, for the BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 and five more.

  • 71 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 43 St BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +5
    50 feet
    BxM6 BxM7 BxM8 BxM9 BxM10 BxM11 BxM18 SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM6 …
  2. BxM7 …
  3. BxM8 …
  4. BxM9 …
  5. BxM10 …
  6. BxM11 …
  7. BxM18 …
  8. SIM23 …
  9. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 43rd Street.

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 43 St & Madison Ave 56 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 84 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 43rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 8 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 43rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 8 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101513, 104148, 105184 and 314216.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 14 Individual Landmarks, and 16 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1889 and 1954.

  1. Manufacturers Trust Company Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Century Association Clubhouse Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. 500 Fifth Avenue Designated landmark
    240 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Bryant Park.

  1. William Cullen Bryant Statue by Herbert Adams, 1911
    720 feet
  2. William Earl Dodge Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1885
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 3 colleges
  • 2 libraries
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    340 feet
  2. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    520 feet
Show all 12
  1. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    580 feet
  2. SUNY College of Optometry College
    620 feet
  3. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    730 feet
  4. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    780 feet
  5. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    780 feet
  6. Rennert Trade or language school
    870 feet
  7. Advanced Career TRNG Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  8. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  9. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    480 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Grace Public space
    780 feet
  2. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    1,100 feet
  3. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet
  4. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    280 feet
  3. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    290 feet
Show all 14
  1. The General Society Library Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    790 feet
  4. New York Public Library Listed historic place
    840 feet
  5. Harvard Club of New York City Listed historic place
    850 feet
  6. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    910 feet
  7. Knox Building Listed historic place
    930 feet
  8. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    990 feet
  9. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    990 feet
  10. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  11. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    390 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 65 Fire station · landmark
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 199 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.